Of course we had our share of mistakes and bad coaching decisions that had nothing to do with luck. Without those the Cards would probably have overcome the bad breaks.
However, it's not plausible to think we're going to play close to a perfect game, and mistakes are going to happen. The ineptitude on 4th down has just been mysterious, especially with #25 back there in the backfield.
The bad luck I'm referring to is mostly the officiating but there was some unlucky bounces like Brooks not catching a perfect pass that deflects right into the hands of the defender. The error was Brooks not catching the pass, but if only the ball hit the ground like they usually do.
Shoughs fumble after his long run was another unlucky break. That ball could have easily went out of bounds, he was so close to the sideline, but it didn't.
The ND game was the game Louisville needed to win on so many levels, but the win was taken from them due to the incredibly bad officiating. We hate to say it because all fans blame the refs, but they do that because there are clear examples of that being the case.
The ND game was one of those.
